{"id":6654,"date":"2026-04-17T08:03:13","date_gmt":"2026-04-17T08:03:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.dealstreetasia.com\/dealsbarometer\/?page_id=6654"},"modified":"2026-04-17T08:22:10","modified_gmt":"2026-04-17T08:22:10","slug":"report-se-asia-mar-2026","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.dealstreetasia.com\/dealsbarometer\/report-se-asia-mar-2026\/","title":{"rendered":"SE Asia Deals Barometer: Funding surges in March as megadeals return"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"6654\" class=\"elementor elementor-6654\" data-elementor-post-type=\"page\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-3b5f848 elementor-section-full_width elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"3b5f848\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div 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Mosqueda Jr.<\/a><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-43ae895 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"43ae895\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>13 April, 2026<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3312e6a elementor-widget elementor-widget-html\" data-id=\"3312e6a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"html.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"card-footer bg-white div-social-icons d-print-none\">\r\n    <ul class=\"nav\">\r\n        <li>\r\n            <a class=\"nav-link\" href=\"#\" target=\"_blank\"><i class=\"fa fa-facebook-f\"><\/i><\/a>\r\n        <\/li>\r\n        <li>\r\n            <a class=\"nav-link\" href=\"#\" target=\"_blank\"><i class=\"fa fa-twitter\"><\/i><\/a>\r\n        <\/li>\r\n\r\n        <li>\r\n            <a class=\"nav-link\" href=\"#\"><i class=\"fa fa-envelope\"><\/i><\/a>\r\n        <\/li>\r\n        <li>\r\n            <div class=\"dropdown-social\">\r\n                <a class=\"nav-link dropdown-toggle\" type=\"button\" id=\"dropdownMenuButton1\" data-bs-toggle=\"dropdown\" aria-expanded=\"false\"><i class=\"fa fa-share-alt\"><\/i><\/a>\r\n                <div class=\"dropdown-menu dropdown-menu-right\" aria-labelledby=\"dropdownMenuButton1\">\r\n                    <a href=\"#\" target=\"_blank\"><i class=\"fa fa-reddit-alien fa-2x\"><\/i><\/a>\r\n                    <a href=\"#\" target=\"_blank\"><i class=\"fa fa-linkedin fa-2x\"><\/i><\/a>\r\n                    <a href=\"#\" target=\"_blank\" data-action=\"\/share\/whatsapp\/share\"><i class=\"fa fa-whatsapp fa-2x\"><\/i><\/a>\r\n                <\/div>\r\n            <\/div>\r\n        <\/li>\r\n\r\n    <\/ul>\r\n<\/div>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-0c1e279 less-content\" data-id=\"0c1e279\" data-element_type=\"column\" id=\"showContent\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a38e8d5 elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"a38e8d5\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Startup funding in Southeast Asia rebounded sharply in March, with total capital raised reaching $582.2 million across 44 equity deals, according to data compiled by DealStreetAsia, marking a strong recovery after a subdued start to the year.<\/p><p>In value terms, this represents a 352.3% month-on-month surge from <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dealstreetasia.com\/stories\/se-asia-deal-review-feb-2026-475306\/\">February\u2019s $128.7 million<\/a>, signalling renewed investor appetite across the region.<\/p><p>Deal activity also picked up, with the number of transactions rising 63% to 44 deals from 27 in the previous month, pointing to a broader revival in startup fundraising momentum.<\/p><p>The upswing came even as the US-Israel conflict involving Iran, which began on February 28, injected fresh uncertainty into global markets, underscoring the resilience of Southeast Asia\u2019s dealmaking environment despite heightened geopolitical tensions.<\/p><p>On a year-on-year basis, funding surged 504%, with March\u2019s total rising from about $96.4 million across 43 deals in March 2025.<\/p><div class=\"flourish-embed flourish-chart\" data-src=\"visualisation\/28481096\"><script src=\"https:\/\/public.flourish.studio\/resources\/embed.js\"><\/script><\/div><p>Average deal size during the month, based on transactions with disclosed funding amounts, stood at about $18.2 million. However, 12 deals, accounting for more than a quarter of the total, did not disclose funding amounts, suggesting the true average ticket size may be lower.<\/p><p>The recovery was driven in part by the return of large-ticket transactions after February\u2019s muted activity, which was weighed down by the absence of sizeable deals.<\/p><h3>Two megadeals anchored March funding<\/h3><p>There were two megadeals in March, defined as transactions worth $100 million or more.<\/p><p>Thailand-founded AI startup <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dealstreetasia.com\/stories\/amity-series-d-477044\/\">Amity<\/a> raised $100 million in a Series D funding round anchored by Singapore\u2019s EDBI as it ramps up expansion ahead of a planned IPO.<\/p><p>The round also drew participation from Asia Partners, SMDV, and other investors, including CMLIM Capital.<\/p><p>Meanwhile, Singapore-headquartered modular and prefabricated data centre infrastructure provider <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dealstreetasia.com\/stories\/epg-decarbonization-partners-477571\/\">EPG<\/a> also raised more than $100 million in a Series B+ funding round led by Decarbonization Partners, a joint venture between BlackRock and Temasek, along with Alibaba Cloud and other strategic investors.<\/p><h3 style=\"text-align: center;\">Top 5 deals in March<\/h3><p style=\"text-align: center;\">\n<table id=\"tablepress-166\" class=\"tablepress tablepress-id-166\">\n<thead>\n<tr class=\"row-1 odd\">\n\t<th class=\"column-1\">Name<\/th><th class=\"column-2\">Headquarters<\/th><th class=\"column-3\">Amount Raised<\/th><th class=\"column-4\">Funding Stage<\/th><th class=\"column-5\">Lead Investor\/s<\/th><th class=\"column-6\">Other Investor\/s<\/th><th class=\"column-7\">Verticals<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<\/thead>\n<tbody class=\"row-hover\">\n<tr class=\"row-2 even\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\">Amity<\/td><td class=\"column-2\">Thailand<\/td><td class=\"column-3\">$100,000,000<\/td><td class=\"column-4\">Series D<\/td><td class=\"column-5\">EDBI<\/td><td class=\"column-6\">Asia Partners, SMDV, CMLIM Capital<\/td><td class=\"column-7\">Data analytics; AI\/ML<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-3 odd\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\">Deep Intelligent Pharma<\/td><td class=\"column-2\">Singapore<\/td><td class=\"column-3\">$40,000,000<\/td><td class=\"column-4\">Venture &#8211; Series Unknown<\/td><td class=\"column-5\">CDH Investments, Jinyi Capital, Kaitai Capital, Xin Ding Capital<\/td><td class=\"column-6\">CDH Investments, Jinyi Capital, Kaitai Capital, Xin Ding Capital<\/td><td class=\"column-7\">Health tech<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-4 even\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\">EPG<\/td><td class=\"column-2\">Singapore<\/td><td class=\"column-3\">$100,000,000<\/td><td class=\"column-4\">Series B+<\/td><td class=\"column-5\">Decarbonization Partners<\/td><td class=\"column-6\"><\/td><td class=\"column-7\">Software &amp; IT<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-5 odd\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\">KAST<\/td><td class=\"column-2\">Singapore<\/td><td class=\"column-3\">$80,000,000<\/td><td class=\"column-4\">Series A<\/td><td class=\"column-5\">QED Investors, Left Lane Capital<\/td><td class=\"column-6\"><\/td><td class=\"column-7\">Fintech<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-6 even\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\">MOZARK<\/td><td class=\"column-2\">Singapore<\/td><td class=\"column-3\">$40,000,000<\/td><td class=\"column-4\">Series B<\/td><td class=\"column-5\">International Finance Corporation, RMB Capitalworks<\/td><td class=\"column-6\">International Finance Corporation, Kalaari Capital, RMB Capitalworks<\/td><td class=\"column-7\">Software &amp; IT<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<!-- #tablepress-166 from cache --><\/p><h3>Singapore remains a key funding hub<\/h3><p>Fundraising remained heavily concentrated in Singapore, where startups secured $433.1 million across 29 deals, accounting for about 74.4% of the region\u2019s total funding value, DealStreetAsia&#8217;s data showed.<\/p><p>This underscores the city-state\u2019s continued dominance as Southeast Asia\u2019s primary hub for venture-backed startups.<\/p><p>The largest deals in Singapore included EPG\u2019s $100 million-plus Series B+ round, followed by <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dealstreetasia.com\/stories\/circle-singapore-ceo-kast-funding-475221\/\">KAST\u2019s $80 million fundraising<\/a>, making it the second-largest transaction in the city-state during the month.<\/p><p>KAST, a startup founded by the former Singapore chief of Circle Internet Group, is looking to expand its stablecoin-based payments business globally as adoption of the technology grows.<\/p><div class=\"flourish-embed flourish-chart\" data-src=\"visualisation\/28481110\"><script src=\"https:\/\/public.flourish.studio\/resources\/embed.js\"><\/script><\/div><p>Thailand ranked a distant second with $100 million, representing roughly 17.2% of total funding. Notably, the country had only one announced deal during the month, but that single transaction, Amity\u2019s Series D round, was enough to make it the region\u2019s second-largest market by funding value.<\/p><p>Malaysia followed with $45.1 million across 13 deals, or about 7.7% of the regional total.<\/p><p>The country\u2019s largest announced deal was CARSOME Group\u2019s strategic investment round of more than $30 million from a group of new and existing investors, including Hong Kong Investment Corporation Limited, Gobi Partners, and Asia Partners.<\/p><p>That was followed by Aonic, a Malaysia-founded drone technology company operating across Southeast Asia, which secured $10 million in new funding in a Series A round led by Kairous Capital, a regional private equity and venture capital firm backed by Jelawang Capital.<\/p><p>Vietnam recorded one deal worth $4 million. The country\u2019s lone announced transaction was sealed by electric two-wheeler maker Dat Bike, which raised another $4 million from local investment bank Thien Viet Securities.<\/p><p>The distribution highlights the continued concentration of capital in a handful of markets, with Singapore accounting for the bulk of large-ticket transactions.<\/p><p>Karen Patricia Rogacion, Partner, M&amp;A, Corporate Finance at PwC Philippines, earlier told DealStreetAsia that \u201cany transaction with exposure to the Middle East or critical supply routes is now subject to a significantly higher bar in terms of diligence, valuation and structure.\u201d Investors are recalibrating risk, she said, \u201cnot retreating, but pricing and structuring for uncertainty.\u201d<\/p><p>Still, Rogacion added that, at this stage, the conflicts in the Gulf are acting \u201cmore as a risk filter than a stop sign for deals.\u201d<\/p><h3>Data and AI dominate the funding landscape<\/h3><p>By sector, data analytics and AI led the funding landscape, attracting $165 million, or about 28.3% of total capital raised, highlighting sustained investor interest despite broader concerns over valuations and hype in the AI space.<\/p><p>The largest deal in the segment was secured by Amity Corporation.<\/p><p>This was followed by Video Rebirth, an AMD-backed Singapore AI video startup that secured an additional $30 million in an extension round.<\/p><div class=\"flourish-embed flourish-chart\" data-src=\"visualisation\/28481129\"><script src=\"https:\/\/public.flourish.studio\/resources\/embed.js\"><\/script><\/div><p>Software and IT followed with $140 million, while fintech secured $128.5 million.<\/p><p>Other sectors saw more modest activity.<\/p><p>Green tech accounted for $46.4 million, healthtech brought in $40.6 million, and e-commerce raised $34.3 million (5.9%).<\/p><p>The remaining sectors, including mobility technology, robotics, and agritech, each contributed relatively small shares, reflecting a funding environment still concentrated in a handful of verticals.<\/p><div class=\"flourish-embed flourish-chart\" data-src=\"visualisation\/28481136\"><script src=\"https:\/\/public.flourish.studio\/resources\/embed.js\"><\/script><\/div><p>In terms of funding stage, late-stage rounds drove the bulk of capital deployment. Series B deals led with $165.5 million, accounting for about 28.4% of total funding, followed by Series A at $108 million and a single Series D round worth $100 million.<\/p><p>Venture rounds with undisclosed series collectively raised $104.4 million, while seed-stage investments totalled $84.7 million, indicating continued early-stage activity even as capital tilted towards larger, more mature companies.<\/p><p>Pre-seed and pre-Series A rounds made up a small portion of the total, contributing less than 4% combined.<\/p><h3>Debt deals<\/h3><p>DealStreetAsia\u2019s monthly scorecards exclude debt deals, and as such, two debt transactions announced in March were not included in the funding total.<\/p><p>Among the notable debt deals during the month, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dealstreetasia.com\/search\/page\/1?s=Princeton%20Digital%20Group&amp;sort_by=recent\">Princeton Digital Group<\/a> (PDG), the Singapore-based data centre operator, closed a $350 million financing as part of a plan to raise up to $5 billion in debt this year to fund contracted capacity across Asia.<\/p><p>In Vietnam, rooftop solar startup <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dealstreetasia.com\/stories\/smartsolar-debt-funding-round-476133\/\">SmartSolar<\/a> secured $1.3 million in debt funding to scale financing for small and medium-sized businesses grappling with rising electricity costs.<\/p><p>SmartSolar obtained a $300,000 senior loan from the SECO Startup Fund, a development finance initiative of Switzerland\u2019s State Secretariat for Economic Affairs (SECO). 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in March, buoyed by a sharp recovery in both deal volume and large-ticket transactions following the Chinese New Year holiday lull.<\/p><\/div><\/div>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-3a38c60\" data-id=\"3a38c60\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f0312bf elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"f0312bf\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Venture Capital<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b7ed5ef elementor-position-left related-box elementor-vertical-align-top elementor-widget elementor-widget-image-box\" data-id=\"b7ed5ef\" 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